Novak Djokovic has said he does not pay much attention to people asking him to retire from tennis, although he admits that the end of his career is approaching. The 39-year-old Serbian star says he still believes he can compete at the highest level and wants to enjoy playing for as long as possible.
Novak Djokovic says retirement speculation does not anger him, but admits the end of his tennis career is closer than ever. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP) (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP) Djokovic, who has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, addressed the retirement talk in an interview with Serbian website Sportal. He was asked whether suggestions that he should leave the sport make him angry.
“Oh well, everything is there. As long as there are people, there will be speculation.
“It’s in people’s nature, and it’s not only here, but everywhere. People like to criticise, to judge, with insufficient information, but that’s not something I’m used to. I don’t pay attention. I’m not angry about that, I’m angry about some other things. Some much bigger things make me angry.”
His comments come as he prepares to compete at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland, with questions about his future continuing to follow his career.
Novak Djokovic admits retirement is getting closer Djokovic has continued to compete against younger players despite being in the later stages of his career. He won the China Open in Beijing earlier in October, claiming his first title of the 2026 season and the 102nd trophy of his career.
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However, his last Grand Slam title came at the 2023 US Open. He reached the Australian Open final in 2026, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz, and also made the Wimbledon semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Jannik Sinner.
The Serbian has previously spoken about retirement and acknowledged that he h
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